Table A4

Adopted theories in sample articles

TheoryNo.%
Good Governance413%
Stakeholder Theory39%
Collaborative Governance26%
Legal Studies26%
Institutional Theory26%
Public Leadership26%
Adaptive Resilience Theory13%
Cumulative Causation13%
Hofstede Cultural Theory13%
Inclusive Governance13%
Legitimacy Theory13%
Local Government Studies13%
New Institutional Economic Theory13%
New Public Service13%
Proactive Transparency13%
Public Administration Studies13%
Public Service Motivation Theory13%
Studies on Public Elections13%
Studies on Public Network13%
Theory of Local Public Talk13%
Whistleblowing Studies13%
Not specified26%
Total32100%

Note(s): The number of theories exceeds the number of articles since some articles adopted more than one theoretical lens

Source(s): Authors’ own elaboration

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